Virtual Chautauqua

July 2007 Chautauqua

July 15-31, 2007: Glenda Eoyang on Coping with Chaos: Seven Simple Tools

Are you faced with rapid change, unexpected consequences, and unpleasant surprises? You are not alone. In these times of massive interdependence, economic disruption, technological transformation, and globalization, traditional tools and techniques often magnify or mask problems rather than solving them. Coping with Chaos: Seven Simple Tools is a down-to-earth, practical introduction to human systems dynamics�where complexity science meets organizational practice. These simple ideas are far from simplistic! You can use insights from Coping with Chaos to:
Recognize chaotic patterns
Use the energy of chaos for positive change
Apply lessons to stories and case studies

Upcoming Chautauquas:
August 2007: Chautauqua takes the month off for a site redesign.

June 2007 Chautauqua

June 15-30, 2007: Howard Greenfield on IPTV and Internet Video: Expanding the Reach of Television Broadcasting

IPTV and Internet Video clearly explains and demystifies the functions, markets, and future impact of this exploding technology. This book contains an overview of hardware, software, and Internet technologies, case studies, and covers a range of products and services. It is a guide to help leaders master the key trends and drivers transforming the world of broadcast television and the Web. Each piece of the puzzle is discussed in detail, from head ends, Web portals and VOD servers through advanced IP networks, DSLAMs and xDSL lines to viewers' set-top boxes and multimedia PCs. You'll get a working knowledge of IPTV, enabling both non-technical and technical professionals to accurately analyze the emerging technology and business opportunities. Written by two leading digital media experts with, each with 25 years technology development experience and global insight, this book also looks ahead to IPTV's rapid deployment and future growth.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
July 2007: Glenda Eoyang on Coping with Chaos: Seven Simple Tools

May 2007 Chautauqua

May 15-31, 2007: Chautauqua on Business Books

Business books are a unique breed. We've welcomed several business book authors here at Chautauqua and new books on improving your work life come out all the time. Join us to take a look at what previous guests have offered, what's new out there, and answer the question, "Are business books useless?"

April 2007 Chautauqua

April 15-30, 2007: Judith Glaser on The DNA of Leadership: Leverage Your Instincts To: Communicate, Differentiate, Innovate

A breakthrough discovery: Just as an individual's DNA determines their destiny, the secret to your organization�s success lies within its "genetic code," its DNA.
As a leader, the choice of how to lead is yours. You have the choice and ability to create and shape an environment that generates success at every level.
How? By mastering the "7 Vital Leadership Genes" discovered by Organizational Anthropologist, Judith E. Glaser.
More than concepts, The DNA of Leadership offers you a step-by-step guide to evolve your company�s DNA - towards a more profitable, sustainable and successful culture.

March 2007 Chautauqua

March 15-31, 2007: Robert Marshak on Covert Processes at Work: Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change

Organizational change initiatives often fail because they focus exclusively on the rational, overt aspects of change, overlooking the powerful role played by concealed or irrational factors. It�s well known that these covert processes�such as hidden agendas, blind spots, office politics, tacit assumptions, secret hopes, wishes and fears�frequently sabotage change efforts, but up until now nobody has offered a rigorous, consistent way of identifying and dealing with them.
Drawing on over thirty years of experience as an organizational change consultant to global corporations and government agencies, Robert J. Marshak shows precisely how to bring these hidden processes to light and deal with their negative impact.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
April 2007: Judith Glaser on The DNA of Leadership: Leverage Your Instincts To: Communicate, Differentiate, Innovate

February 2007 Chautauqua

February 15-28, 2007: Lori Silverman on Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results

Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over includes real-life examples from over 70 respected organizations, small and large, representing a multitude of industries, using stories to drive results. Leaders from organizations such as Microsoft, Lands' End, Verizon, the U.S. Air Force, and World Vision demonstrate the strong positive influence stories can have.
No abstract theories or platitudes are conveyed here. The book spells out how Kevin Roberts, CEO worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi, achieved sustained sales growth after several mergers and downsizings caused the organization to fall on hard times. It also shows how Erik Shaw, president and CEO of FivePoint Federal Credit Union, overcame resistance to an organizational name change, resulting in membership growth exceeding the national average.
To learn more about the book and to access articles and reviews written about it, check out: http://www.wakeupmycompany.com

Upcoming Chautauquas:
March 2007: Robert Marshak on Covert Processes at Work : Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change
April 2007: Judith Glaser on The DNA of Leadership: Leverage Your Instincts To: Communicate, Differentiate, Innovate

January 2007 Chautauqua

January 15-31, 2006: Rick Jarow on Creating the Work You Love and Alchemy of Abundance

In this unique and provocative look at work, career counselor Rick Jarow argues for a return to the concept of vocation--finding a "calling" instead of a job. Traditional career guides inventory the individual skills, talents, and abilities that correlate to specific existing jobs. Creating the Work You Love presents a unique alternative approach, using self-reflective exercises based on the seven chakras, to help you determine the elements you need to create a life filled with meaning and purpose.
With The Alchemy of Abundance, Jarow invites us to use this ever-present energy to catalyze change in our relationships, our creative pursuits, our financial well being, and more. Working with twelve specific "chambers" of abundance, readers learn to focus their passion and desire to create immediate changes in their lives.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
February 2007: Lori Silverman and contributors on Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results
March 2007: Robert Marshak on Covert Processes at Work : Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change
April 2007: Judith Glaser on The DNA of Leadership: Leverage Your Instincts To: Communicate, Differentiate, Innovate

December 2006 Chautauqua

December 15-31, 2006: Chautauqua Archives

Chautauqua takes this month off, but invites you to check out 12 years of Chautauqua archives. Is there anyone you'd like to see back? Share your favorites in the Cafe.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
December 2006: On Hiatus (A good time to catch up on archives!)
January 2007: Rick Jarow on Creating the Work You Love and Alchemy of Abundance
February 2007: Lori Silverman, ed. and contributing authors on Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results
March 2007: Robert Marshak on Covert Processes at Work : Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change

November 2006 Chautauqua

November 15-30, 2006: Chautauqua on Books

Join us for a discussion of books, books, and more books. What were your favorites of 2006? What's sitting on your nightstand? What have you always wanted to read, but never picked up? What one book had the greatest impact on you this year? Publisher's Weekly provides this 'best of 2006' list. So, take the bluepyramid.org "What book are you?" quiz and share the results during our November Chautauqua!

Upcoming Chautauquas:
December 2006: On Hiatus (A good time to catch up on archives!)
January 2007: Rick Jarow on Creating the Work You Love and Alchemy of Abundance
February 2007: Lori Silverman, ed. and contributing authors on Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results
March 2007: Robert Marshak on Covert Processes at Work : Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change

October 2006 Chautauqua

October 15-31, 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work

Can we ever learn to just be ourselves at work? In this best-selling book, Ric Giardina says that we can. He tells how, by honoring our authentic self at work, we open the doors to hidden gifts, including creativity, intuition, and innovation. The end result is greater clarity of insight and better on-the-job performance, expanding our opportunities for advancement even as we enjoy more fulfilling work relationships. Through practical, easy-to-follow techniques and exercises, you will discover ways to get the most out of your work life and begin recognizing it as an integral part of your personal and spiritual journey.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
November 2006: Chautauqua on Books
December 2006: On Hiatus
January 2007: Rick Jarow on Creating the Work You Love and Alchemy of Abundance
February 2007: Lori Silverman, ed. and contributing authors on Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results

September 2006 Chautauqua

September 15-30, 2006: Ralph Windle on The Poetry of Business Life

Love, death, relationships - these subjects typically inspire collections of poetry. But business? Most people think of business and poetry as separate and incompatible areas of life. In 1991 Alan Farnham expressed this common belief when he wrote in "Fortune" magazine, "Not many people in business feel an urge to write verse about their work". Challenged by this statement, Ralph Windle began a three-year search for poetry of business life - and found a profusion of verse exploring all aspects of business. The author's research revealed that not only is there a large body of business poetry in existence today, but business has been the subject of poems since the invention of the written word. Included are the works of more than 70 poets, and twice that many pieces. Many contemporary business people write verse about their experiences - serious and humorous - as they seek an outlet for their creativity, sending signals to the world that human sensitivities are highly compatible with effective business performance. Humour, insight, sadness, wisdom, and occasional anger are all represented in this collecion and offer a dynamic, living picture to all people in organizations, their families and the wider professions as well. (Synopsis from Amazon UK)

Upcoming Chautauquas:
October 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work

August 2006 Chautauqua

August 15-31, 2006: 3rd Annual Writer's Lab

Join the Chautauqua community to try your hand at writing. Share your work and receive feedback from others. Log in to pick up the writing exercise, then tune in to hear Nancy Aronie, author of Writing from the Heart, on Lime.com Thursdays at 2pm eastern (NEW DAY/TIME). You can call in, too!

Upcoming Chautauquas:
September 2006: Ralph Windle on The Poetry of Business Life
October 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work

July 2006 Chautauqua

July 15-31, 2006: Carol Metzker on Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn with co-author Tojo Thatchenkery.

Behind today�s most creative and successful people is a secret: an ability to reframe reality to reveal the hidden possibilities within even the most apparently unpromising situation�to, as the authors of this groundbreaking study term it, �see the mighty oak in the acorn.� Thatchenkery and Metzker call this �appreciative intelligence,� and, drawing on their own original research as well on recent discoveries in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, they describe it in detail for the first time, and explain how it can be developed by both individuals and organizations.
Appreciative intelligence provides a new answer to what enables successful people to dream up their extraordinary and innovative ideas; why employees, partners, colleagues, investors, and other stakeholders join them on the path to their goals, and how they achieve these goals despite obstacles and challenges. It is not simple optimism. People with appreciative intelligence are realistic and action-oriented�they have the ability to not just identify positive potential but to devise a course of action to take advantage of it.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
August 2006: Writer's Lab
September 2006: Ralph Windle on The Poetry of Business Life
October 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work

June 2006 Chautauqua

June 2006: Bernie DeKoven on The Well-Played Game: A Playful Path to Wholeness.

Understanding how to play well is a path towards understanding how to live well. With this understanding, every game you play becomes an opportunity to develop your skills at living well. Every game. This is how the search for the Well-Played Game becomes a path to wholeness. A playful path, filled with things like fun and community, spontaneity and creativity, agility and light-heartedness.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
July 2006: Carol Metzker on Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn with co-author Tojo Thatchenkery
August 2006: TBA
September 2006: Ralph Windle on The Poetry of Business Life
October 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work

May 2006 Chautauqua

May 2006: Robert Rabbin on Igniting the Soul at Work.

Igniting the Soul at Work is about awareness, reality, and a true life - an authentic life of passion, pulse, and power; the kind of life that we enjoy during feasts of silence, the life of our greatest longing, the life of freedom and joy and courage, the life that thrills us and others by its sheer power, clarity, and majesty. Robert Rabbin, noted business and creativity consultant to major corporations, says that you can have this wonderful state right in the middle of your job, at your workplace, today, and he shows you how in this remarkable blend of practical exercises and deep insight.

Upcoming Chautauquas:
June 2006: Bernie DeKoven on The Well-Played Game: A Playful Path to Wholeness
July 2006: Carol Metzker on Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn with co-author Tojo Thatchenkery
August 2006: TBA
September 2006: Ralph Windle on The Poetry of Business Life
October 2006: Ric Giardina on Your Authentic Self: Be Yourself At Work